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    Set a goal and make plans to succeed!

    Set a goal and make plans to succeed!

    On the Finalist Block! 2021 East African Philanthropy Awards and Conference!

    On the Finalist Block! 2021 East African Philanthropy Awards and Conference!

    Girls Empowerment Career Connections from the Criminal Justice field!

    Girls Empowerment Career Connections from the Criminal Justice field!

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    Our 2018 Annual Report

    Our 2018 Annual Report

    We are excited to share our annual report with you for 2018! We have so much to celebrate with you and we hope that as you read our first year report, you will be proud of what we have accomplished together! Our filing year is from January to December, however, our report covers our filing date in May until December 31, 2018. Quite a bit has been accomplished in these 7 months, thank YOU for helping to make it happen! If you click this link below, it will take you to our Issu
    Shining brighter together! La Femme Coaching with Fay Sejo!

    Shining brighter together! La Femme Coaching with Fay Sejo!

    Fay Sejo, Founder of La Femme Coaching in Nairobi, has been working as a motivational speaker for women (and men) for decades! The Angaza Project is very excited to be working with Fay in both our Girls and Women's Empowerment activities in Kenya! Fay recently came to visit our Saturday Girls Empowerment class in Kibera and our teacher Michelle and the girls absolutely loved their time with her. We are currently working with her to plan workshops specifically for the lady tea
    Weekly Girls Empowerment class continues to grow and shine!

    Weekly Girls Empowerment class continues to grow and shine!

    One of the programs we are involved in is a weekly Girls Empowerment class held each Saturday in Kibera, Kenya. This first launched in July 2018 with a credentialed teacher, Michelle! Michelle facilitates various topics to include peer pressure, self worth, leadership, and more! In December, our first cohort completed 40 hours of Girls Empowerment and earned a certificate of completion which was very exciting. Michelle also awarded some special certificates for Best Journal E
    Meet another Board Director, Juan Montufar Vizzuett

    Meet another Board Director, Juan Montufar Vizzuett

    Juan lives in Actopan, Mexico with his wife and children. He and his wife, Rosario, have been working with the women (and men) at the Refuge (Refugio) in Progresso. It is a safe place for women to come as a shelter from gender based violence, receive support and help with substance abuse, have access to Bible studies, and learn new life skills before reintegrating into a community. Juan has once worked in law enforcement and his wife is a small business owner that models the
    Meet one of our Board Directors, April Huang!

    Meet one of our Board Directors, April Huang!

    April has lived in New York City for 8 years. She graduated from New York University Stern School of Business and currently works as a Marketing Director at a major company in New York City. She is also a Graduate Student now! Coming from China, she has always had a passion for cross-cultural communication and empowerment. At age of 12, she started a girl scout selling roses in local community, through which she raised funds for various charity projects. At age of 16, she tra
    Maridadi Markets!

    Maridadi Markets!

    Throughout the year, we make hand crafted items available from Kenya and Mexico! We have hundreds of pieces to choose from! "Look, wear, and be maridadi with us" Maridadi is a swahili word for stylish or beautiful. Be sure to accessorize your seasonal wear with hand crafted jewelry or beaded sandals from Kenya. The jewelry is made from paper, rolled into a bead, coated with hardening substance and beaded onto fishing wire. It is colorful, unique and truly beautiful! This is a
    Her focus on education is fierce!

    Her focus on education is fierce!

    From the Dean’s list at Appalachian State University in North Carolina to Kibera, Kenya, Kylee Henneman’s focus on education is fierce! Kylee is a Senior at Appalachian State University this year studying Elementary Education with a concentration in Social Studies. Even before her college career, she was traveling the world promoting the importance of education. She started her missions work in the United States and later ended up in Nicaragua helping to facilitate a sponsors
    Be a part of the awareness! National Human Trafficking Awareness Day | January 11th

    Be a part of the awareness! National Human Trafficking Awareness Day | January 11th

    January has an important day to remember, January 11th! It has been designated as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. As a non-profit that “empowers women around the world through education and economic opportunities,” we are glad to be joining so many other hard-working organizations in honoring the awareness this month! When we hear the words human trafficking, different purposes might come to mind. The reasons for human trafficking could be many such as sex trafficki